Let's Help Him "Learn" About Them?

clipped from littlegreenfootballs.com Ahmadinejad was at his most chilling when asked about the current crackdown on academics, journalists and intellectuals in Iran. He denied there was any generalised persecution, but added that eggheads could not be above the law. Academics “could be involved in an accident”, and so would have to go before the courts, he warned. Or, from time to time, “one may be invited by the police to answer some questions”. Most spookily of all, he smiled and said: “Everyone is under surveillance - the surveillance of almighty God.” ... An Iranian-American journalist asked him to clarify his extraordinary claim on Monday that there were no gay people in Iran, pointing out, “I know a few myself.” “Seriously? I don’t know any,” the president replied, in apparent surprise. “Give me some addresses so we’re able to go to visit them and learn about them.” Given that sodomy is a crime punishable by death in Iran, it was a particular chilling offer.